Leavitt, Robert M.: - ROBERT M. LEAVITT has worked with Passamaquoddy language speakers since 1971, first in the Maine communities and later as professor of education at the University of New Brunswick, where he was appointed professor emeritus upon retirement. He developed curriculum and materials for the Passamaquoddy bilingual education program at Motahkomikuk in the 1970s and went on to co-author the Passamaquoddy-Maliseet Dictionary with David A. Francis, of Sipayik. The dictionary continues to grow and develop online, at pmportal.org. Leavitt lives in Dufferin Parish, near St. Stephen, New Brunswick.